Peru’s Covid-19 cases cross threshold of 50,000

Peru has recorded more than 50,000 cases of Covid-19, President Martin Vizcarra said on Tuesday, the second-highest number in Latin America after Brazil.

The number jumped from 47,372 on Monday to 51,189 on Tuesday, the president said.

Of those, 5,509 are at hospital, including 709 in intensive care. More than 1,400 people have died.

Some regions are lacking for beds for intensive care patients, Vizcarra said, adding there were plans to increase their number and to bring in more ventilators.

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Peru is under quarantine until May 10. The economy is operating at only 44 per cent of its capacity, Finance Minister Maria Antonieta Alva has said. (dpa)